Collateral Damage Daily for September 4

Jered Weaver might miss his next start after being struck by a batted ball and suffering a bruise. … Randy Choate had to leave the game last night after a comebacker struck his left hand. He is day-to-day. … Chris Young suffered a right quad strain yesterday and left the game. He is day-to-day. … Robinson Cano is day-to-day while he deals with left hip tightness. … Mike Morse left yesterday’s game because of right thumb soreness and is day to day… Jarrod Dyson is dealing with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle and is day-to-day. … Marwin Gonzalez sprained his left ankle on Thursday and is expected to miss a few weeks. … Chris Tillman has been going through a dead arm phase lately and is day-to-day. He will have an MRI today to take a look at the elbow. … Carlos Beltran was out of the lineup yesterday because of a bruised left knee. He is day-to-day. … Sean Burnett is dealing with left elbow inflammation and is expected to miss several days. … Brian McCann is dealing with another episode of right shoulder soreness and is day-to-day. … Jeff Niemann made it back from his broken leg but suffered a mild rotator cuff strain and is day-to-day. ... Kenley Jansen is scheduled to be evaluated today to see what his next step is. … Mark Teixeira is making progress and plans to take ground balls and start running again today.

Additions

Rafael Furcal was placed on the 15-day DL Friday with a partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow. Furcal is expected to undergo an accelerated rehab in hopes of returning in 2012. He will have a PRP injection today. He is not expected to need surgery, but that may change.

Brandon Inge did not even make it one full game before re-aggravating his right shoulder. He is expected to undergo surgery this week. Until then, he has been cleared to pinch-hit, which does not bother him nearly as much as throwing. Once he undergoes surgery, he will be done for the year.

Sean Rodriguez was recalled from the minors and placed on the 15-day DL Friday in order to be eligible for the playoffs. His right hand fracture is still expected to keep him out for several more weeks. He is expected to undergo x-rays in a few weeks to evaluate the healing.

Kristopher Negron was recalled from the minors and placed on the 15-day DL while he recovers from right knee surgery. Negron suffered a torn ACL earlier in the summer and is still expected to miss the rest of the season.

Robbie Ross was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 30, with a left forearm strain. Ross is eligible to return on September 14.

Chris Withrow was recalled from Chattanooga and placed on the 60-day DL with a strained right chest/shoulder. He is not expected back in 2012. The move was made to clear a spot for Bobby Abreu.

Alfredo Silverio was called up the minors and placed on the 60-day DL. The move is purely procedural, since he underwent Tommy John surgery in May. John Ely was brought up.

Subtractions

Peter Bourjos was activated from the 15-day DL yesterday after missing the minimum with right wrist soreness. The cortisone injection calmed the episodic pain and inflammation that has been present since he was hit by a pitch in spring training. He probably won’t get consistent playing time down the stretch with the emergence of Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo.

Alex Rodriguez was activated from the 15-day DL after missing 40 days with a fractured left hand. He got one hit in his return and scored a run. Rodriguez should provide some stability to the lineup.

Takashi Saito was activated on Saturday after missing 19 days with a strained left hamstring. Age has been catching up to Saito from an injury standpoint, as he has been limited to less than a dozen games in 2012. He’ll return to his set-up role.

Willie Bloomquist was activated on Saturday. He missed a shade over three weeks with a strained lower back. Bloomquist admits that something is still not right in his back, and it could be related to a small tear in the cartilage. His recent MRI results are expected to be reviewed by separate back specialists. He will have an injection later this week.

Nate Schierholtz was activated from the 15-day DL Saturday after completing a four-game rehab assignment. His fractured big right toe did not cause any difficulties. He missed 19 days and is expected to get semi-regular playing time in September.

Shane Loux was activated from the DL on Saturday following his recovery from a strained neck. He is expected to return to the bullpen for the remainder of 2012.

A.J. Griffin was activated on Saturday in time to face the Red Sox. He missed almost four weeks with a strained right shoulder and should be okay moving forward.

Jason Giambi was activated from the DL on Saturday after taking 42 days to recover fully from a virus. He came back in style, pinch-hitting in the eighth and driving in a run. He’ll return to his role as a left-handed bat off the bench.

Joe Thatcher was activated from the disabled list following 37 days recovering from right knee tendinitis. He could still have surgery after the season. He would have a tendon debrided and the area repaired. He’d need four months to recover.

Andrew Cashner was activated on Saturday following his two-month recovery from a right latissimus dorsi strain. Cashner threw 57 pitches Friday night during his final rehab start, 37 for strikes. He is expected to start this coming Friday.

Jordan Schafer was activated from the 15-day DL after recovering from a left shoulder separation. He is expected to share some time with Justin Maxwell down the stretch.

Brandon Inge was activated from the disabled list and started at third base on Saturday. As we saw above, though, he re-injured his shoulder that same night and is now facing surgery. Inge missed 20 days with the first dislocation.

Leyson Septimo was activated from the 15-day DL after he missed 18 days with inflammation of the left biceps. He is expected to provide bullpen depth.

Ryan Raburn missed 31 days with a sprained right thumb but returned with a sore right quad.He is now receiving treatment from the Tigers’ medical staff and is day-to-day.

Jhonatan Solano was optioned to Double-A Harrisburg after being activated from the 15-day DL. He missed 45 days with a strained left oblique but was already with Harrisburg on his rehab assignment. He could head to the instructional league to get additional at-bats.

Rich Hill was activated from 60-day DL after missing 84 days recovering from a strained flexor mass of the left elbow. He struck out two and walked one in his return Saturday and is expected to be used out of the bullpen the rest of the year.

P.J. Walters was activated from the 60-day DL after making six rehab appearances. He missed 79 days with right shoulder inflammation, and the Twins expect him to start tomorrow against the White Sox.

Orlando Hudson was activated after he missed 16 days with a left foot contusion. He is expected to have a very limited role for the rest of the season.

Alejandro De Aza was activated from the DL after he missed 15 days with bruised left ribs. He played in five rehab games and returned to the top of the lineup.

Edgmer Escalona was activated from the DL after recovering from right elbow inflammation. He missed 27 days and will be used in middle relief.

Jack Wilson was activated from the DL on Friday and released. He missed 48 days because of a dislocated right little finger.

Sandy Rosario was activated from the 60-day DL and optioned to Jacksonville. Rosario spent 76 days on the DL recovering from a right quad strain.

Jason Frasor was activated from the disabled yesterday after spending almost seven weeks on the DL with a strained right forearm. He should help provide some depth to a staff ravaged by injuries.